Patents by Inventor Xuanwu SHU

Xuanwu SHU has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 9915079
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a stiffness control mechanism of a variable stiffness earthquake-isolation layer adapted to structural earthquake isolation and wind resistance, which comprises an upper flange plate connected to an upper structure, a lower flange plate connected to a base structure at the bottom, a pin key provided between hollow portions of the upper and lower flange plates, with the pin key movable up and down between the hollow portions of the upper and lower flange plates and the height of the pin key greater than the distance between the upper and lower flange plates, and a control means for fixing the pin key or controlling the pin key to move downward. The stiffness control mechanism of the earthquake-isolation layer of the present invention can automatically change stiffness of the earthquake-isolation layer, both effectively wind resistant and effectively earthquake resistant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN & RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventor: Xuanwu Shu
  • Patent number: 9879417
    Abstract: A stiffness-controllable earthquake-isolation support using negative gravity stiffness, which comprises an upper plate connected to an upper structure, a lower plate connected to a base structure at the bottom, K supporting columns arranged longitudinally between the upper and lower plates, with the supporting columns respectively connected with the upper and lower plates through a ball hinge, and L elastic connecting plates arranged laterally between the supporting columns, wherein K?3, L?N×K and N?1. The earthquake-isolation support, the supporting column and the ball hinges at both ends of the supporting column form, under the action of gravity of the upper structure, the negative gravity stiffness that causes the upper structure to deviate from the equilibrium position, and the frame structure restores the upper structure to the equilibrium position, with the stiffness of the earthquake-isolation support adjustable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN & RESEARCH INSITUTE OF SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventor: Xuanwu Shu
  • Publication number: 20170044763
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a stiffness-controllable earthquake-isolation support using negative gravity stiffness, which comprises an upper plate connected to an upper structure, a lower plate connected to a base structure at the bottom, K supporting columns arranged longitudinally between the upper and lower plates, with the supporting columns respectively connected with the upper and lower plates through a ball hinge, and L elastic connecting plates arranged laterally between the supporting columns, wherein K?3, L?N×K and N?1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2014
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Inventor: Xuanwu SHU
  • Publication number: 20170044789
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a stiffness control mechanism of a variable stiffness earthquake-isolation layer adapted to structural earthquake isolation and wind resistance, which comprises an upper flange plate connected to an upper structure, a lower flange plate connected to a base structure at the bottom, a pin key provided between hollow portions of the upper and lower flange plates, with the pin key movable up and down between the hollow portions of the upper and lower flange plates and the height of the pin key greater than the distance between the upper and lower flange plates, and a control means for fixing the pin key or controlling the pin key to move downward. The stiffness control mechanism of the earthquake-isolation layer of the present invention can automatically change stiffness of the earthquake-isolation layer, both effectively wind resistant and effectively earthquake resistant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2014
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Inventor: Xuanwu SHU